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Phillip Selldorf
As they informed the 32 participants of the World Cup in a circular letter, Fifa thinks that the politicization of football so close to the opening is enough. “Please don’t allow football to be drawn into every ideological and political struggle,” writes the world association and immediately opened the next controversy. The DFB and nine other European associations promptly assured that they would also support “impulses for positive, progressive change” during the games and continue the discussions with FIFA about “the two crucial, open issues”. It is about the establishment of a compensation fund for guest workers and a guest worker center in Doha.
